Doctor Matthew Hirschtritt, a UCSF psychiatrist, has seen the numbers.

"Medicaid actually funds over a quarter of mental health services in the U.S. and over half of the public mental health services in the U.S., it's a major source of mental health funding," said Dr. Hirschtritt.

But towards the end of his speech, the President seemed more open to the idea of supporting these types of programs. "It is not enough to simply take actions that make us feel like we are making a difference, we must actually make that difference," the President said before leaving the room.

Trump did not address the issue of gun control.

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